Hey...so to be clear I am not really thinking about showing him and I am not even sure about breeding him. I just wanted some honest opinions on him other than the typical "oh he's cute." I am not sure if he's at full flare in the pics. Thanks in advance!

the shape and spacing of the rays in his tail are very nice, if he's not fully grown yet he MIGHT end up being a cross-ray. his dorsal and anal fins are pretty messy though, and his color pattern screams "pet store." overall he's a beautiful fish, but IMO not breeding material.

As a guy obsessed with the CTs, I see a beautiful fish that, yes has a messy anal and dorsal fin, has what i believe to be an amazing tail fin. I love how the blue on his fins melts into red, but i wish that it would on the dorsal too. And the red pectorals stand out, which i see as a good thing. He doesn't appear to have the 180* spread like is prefered, but definately at least 70*! good fish!